One of the most common questions about a plant-based diet:
Where do you get your protein?
Believe it or not, plants have a ton of protein. And it’s complete protein, with all the amino acids your body needs. If you ate only broccoli all day long, you would be getting 146 g of protein! (per a typical 2000 calorie diet) The recommended daily amount is 46 g for women & 56 g for men.We hear a lot about the protein in various products, but in fact, most folks get too much protein. And too much animal protein can lead to health issues like diabetes, cancer, and kidney problems. Don’t believe the marketing hype, believe science. Scroll down and check out the resources below.
Protein resources
(Ingy: how to add additional pages to above article—or does download cover that?)The Physicians Committee is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating people about the benefits of a plant-based diet, among other important health-related topics.
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Videos about plant-based protein
Neal Barnard, M.D., talks about how people following plant-based diets can meet their protein needs. Dr. Barnard is the founder of the non-profit Physicians Commitee.
Dr. Milton Mills discusses plant-based protein on the “Bananiac” podcast.
Nutritional quality indices show plant-based diets are the healthiest, but do vegetarians and vegans reach the recommended daily intake of protein? Video from non-profit NutritionFacts.org
The field of nutrition got human protein requirements spectacularly wrong, leading to a massive recalculation. Video from NutritionFacts.org.